Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by Count
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | Yes | 46.9 (46.3, 47.5) | N/A | 5,455 |
falling 
|
-2.4 (-3.5, -1.9) |
| United States | N/A | Yes | 44.0 (43.9, 44.1) | N/A | 158,490 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Graham County | Rural | Yes | 52.5 (33.0, 81.0) | 55 (1, 98) | 5 |
stable 
|
-0.2 (-3.3, 2.9) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | Yes | 43.9 (28.1, 66.7) | 81 (5, 98) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-5.1, 1.2) |
| Gates County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (36.3, 80.9) | 43 (1, 98) | 6 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.5, -0.7) |
| Jones County | Rural | Yes | 55.5 (36.5, 82.4) | 38 (1, 98) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.7, 1.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 42.4 (28.6, 63.1) | 86 (11, 98) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.2, 2.1) |
| Avery County | Rural | Yes | 33.8 (23.5, 48.1) | 96 (48, 98) | 7 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-5.3, -0.2) |
| Camden County | Urban | Yes | 67.4 (48.1, 93.0) | 15 (1, 92) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-4.0, 3.9) |
| Washington County | Rural | Yes | 73.2 (50.5, 103.3) | 7 (1, 91) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.2, 1.8) |
| Chowan County | Rural | Yes | 54.0 (38.1, 75.2) | 49 (2, 98) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.2, 0.6) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | Yes | 51.8 (36.5, 72.8) | 58 (3, 98) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.8, -0.8) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | Yes | 66.0 (46.3, 92.5) | 17 (1, 95) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Polk County | Rural | Yes | 52.7 (37.5, 72.5) | 53 (2, 98) | 10 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.7, 1.9) |
| Yancey County | Rural | Yes | 43.4 (32.4, 58.1) | 83 (19, 98) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.7, -0.4) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | Yes | 65.8 (48.5, 87.9) | 18 (1, 89) | 11 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.4, 2.4) |
| Warren County | Rural | Yes | 48.8 (35.9, 65.5) | 65 (8, 98) | 11 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.3, 0.0) |
| Greene County | Rural | Yes | 54.1 (41.4, 69.9) | 48 (4, 95) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Northampton County | Rural | Yes | 64.9 (48.2, 86.2) | 19 (1, 88) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Swain County | Rural | Yes | 89.9 (68.6, 116.2) | 1 (1, 43) | 13 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.9, 2.1) |
| Madison County | Urban | Yes | 59.9 (46.0, 77.0) | 26 (2, 91) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.9, 1.2) |
| Hertford County | Rural | Yes | 60.5 (46.6, 77.9) | 25 (2, 90) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | Yes | 40.2 (30.7, 52.1) | 89 (30, 98) | 14 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.9, 12.4) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | Yes | 44.0 (33.4, 57.3) | 80 (17, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.0) |
| Caswell County | Rural | Yes | 52.1 (40.4, 66.9) | 56 (7, 95) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.1, -0.2) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | Yes | 50.6 (39.1, 64.7) | 62 (9, 97) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.3, 0.6) |
| Bertie County | Rural | Yes | 80.7 (62.5, 103.1) | 2 (1, 61) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.2, 1.3) |
| Martin County | Rural | Yes | 63.0 (49.1, 80.0) | 22 (1, 86) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-4.9, -0.7) |
| Ashe County | Rural | Yes | 45.9 (35.9, 58.5) | 73 (18, 98) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.1, 1.3) |
| Anson County | Urban | Yes | 79.9 (63.7, 99.4) | 3 (1, 41) | 18 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Watauga County | Rural | Yes | 36.6 (29.0, 45.8) | 92 (59, 98) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.1, -0.9) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 42.6 (34.0, 52.9) | 84 (31, 98) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.8, 0.2) |
| Currituck County | Urban | Yes | 47.1 (37.7, 58.6) | 69 (21, 97) | 19 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.8) |
| Bladen County | Rural | Yes | 63.1 (51.1, 77.4) | 21 (2, 78) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | Yes | 52.7 (42.7, 64.5) | 54 (10, 92) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.3, 0.4) |
| Macon County | Rural | Yes | 49.7 (40.2, 61.2) | 64 (15, 94) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Davie County | Urban | Yes | 46.7 (38.4, 56.5) | 70 (24, 96) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| Dare County | Rural | Yes | 51.5 (42.1, 62.7) | 60 (14, 93) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | Yes | 56.5 (46.6, 68.0) | 32 (7, 87) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Alexander County | Urban | Yes | 57.3 (47.4, 69.0) | 31 (5, 84) | 25 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Scotland County | Rural | Yes | 70.6 (58.6, 84.6) | 10 (1, 56) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.3) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | Yes | 48.5 (40.0, 58.4) | 66 (18, 94) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.3, -0.2) |
| Stokes County | Urban | Yes | 52.8 (43.7, 63.4) | 50 (13, 91) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Person County | Urban | Yes | 54.4 (45.3, 65.1) | 47 (9, 86) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Hoke County | Urban | Yes | 55.4 (46.5, 65.5) | 40 (9, 86) | 28 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -1.0) |
| Chatham County | Urban | Yes | 34.3 (28.8, 40.7) | 95 (77, 98) | 32 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.7, -1.8) |
| Lee County | Rural | Yes | 45.2 (38.3, 53.1) | 75 (33, 96) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-16.1, 7.7) |
| McDowell County | Rural | Yes | 59.1 (50.0, 69.7) | 27 (6, 75) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Stanly County | Rural | Yes | 46.4 (39.4, 54.5) | 71 (26, 94) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Richmond County | Rural | Yes | 72.4 (61.5, 84.9) | 8 (1, 44) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Pender County | Urban | Yes | 44.5 (37.9, 52.1) | 78 (38, 95) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.4, -1.8) |
| Vance County | Rural | Yes | 77.5 (65.9, 90.7) | 4 (1, 29) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Duplin County | Rural | Yes | 71.2 (60.8, 82.9) | 9 (1, 48) | 37 |
stable
|
2.9 (-0.1, 13.5) |
| Haywood County | Rural | Yes | 51.8 (44.2, 60.4) | 59 (17, 88) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | Yes | 61.9 (52.9, 72.1) | 24 (5, 65) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Sampson County | Rural | Yes | 57.9 (49.8, 67.1) | 29 (9, 76) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Franklin County | Urban | Yes | 45.0 (38.7, 52.2) | 76 (36, 94) | 39 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.4, -0.6) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | Yes | 69.4 (59.5, 80.5) | 12 (1, 47) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Granville County | Rural | Yes | 55.4 (47.8, 63.9) | 41 (13, 81) | 41 |
stable
|
1.6 (-1.4, 6.0) |
| Columbus County | Rural | Yes | 74.3 (64.2, 85.7) | 6 (1, 35) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.9) |
| Halifax County | Rural | Yes | 76.0 (65.5, 87.9) | 5 (1, 29) | 43 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | Yes | 55.6 (48.1, 64.2) | 36 (11, 77) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Carteret County | Rural | Yes | 47.2 (40.8, 54.6) | 68 (26, 92) | 46 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Surry County | Rural | Yes | 55.4 (48.2, 63.6) | 39 (13, 79) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Wilson County | Rural | Yes | 54.9 (48.0, 62.7) | 45 (14, 81) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -0.9) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 33.0 (28.9, 37.5) | 97 (86, 98) | 50 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.3, -2.2) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | Yes | 63.6 (55.5, 72.7) | 20 (4, 59) | 50 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | Yes | 45.8 (40.2, 52.2) | 74 (40, 92) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Moore County | Urban | Yes | 49.9 (43.9, 56.6) | 63 (25, 86) | 55 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Craven County | Rural | Yes | 54.5 (48.1, 61.5) | 46 (17, 77) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Burke County | Urban | Yes | 57.6 (50.9, 65.0) | 30 (12, 70) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Nash County | Urban | Yes | 55.6 (49.3, 62.6) | 37 (15, 73) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (48.6, 62.0) | 42 (17, 75) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Henderson County | Urban | Yes | 48.4 (43.0, 54.4) | 67 (32, 89) | 66 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | Yes | 66.4 (59.1, 74.5) | 16 (3, 45) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Harnett County | Rural | Yes | 55.9 (50.3, 62.0) | 34 (17, 71) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | Yes | 67.7 (60.7, 75.3) | 14 (3, 37) | 76 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | Yes | 44.8 (39.9, 50.2) | 77 (48, 92) | 84 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-12.6, -2.6) |
| Robeson County | Rural | Yes | 68.3 (61.7, 75.4) | 13 (3, 35) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Rowan County | Urban | Yes | 50.7 (45.8, 56.0) | 61 (29, 83) | 87 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-8.9, -1.9) |
| Wayne County | Urban | Yes | 70.1 (63.4, 77.4) | 11 (2, 30) | 87 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Pitt County | Urban | Yes | 54.9 (49.8, 60.5) | 44 (19, 71) | 89 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 5.3) |
| Onslow County | Urban | Yes | 62.3 (56.6, 68.4) | 23 (7, 51) | 93 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Randolph County | Urban | Yes | 56.5 (51.3, 62.1) | 33 (17, 67) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Union County | Urban | Yes | 34.9 (31.8, 38.2) | 94 (85, 98) | 96 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.4, -1.4) |
| Catawba County | Urban | Yes | 52.7 (47.9, 57.9) | 52 (23, 75) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | Yes | 39.6 (36.1, 43.4) | 91 (70, 95) | 97 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.3, -2.0) |
| Iredell County | Urban | Yes | 43.7 (39.8, 47.9) | 82 (55, 91) | 99 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.2, -1.5) |
| Alamance County | Urban | Yes | 52.0 (47.4, 56.9) | 57 (26, 77) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | Yes | 41.3 (37.6, 45.2) | 88 (65, 94) | 102 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.9, -1.3) |
| Johnston County | Urban | Yes | 42.5 (38.9, 46.3) | 85 (61, 93) | 106 |
falling
|
-4.8 (-12.3, -2.5) |
| Davidson County | Urban | Yes | 52.7 (48.2, 57.6) | 51 (24, 74) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Durham County | Urban | Yes | 39.9 (36.8, 43.2) | 90 (71, 95) | 127 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-3.2, -2.4) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | Yes | 41.5 (38.2, 45.0) | 87 (65, 93) | 128 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Gaston County | Urban | Yes | 55.9 (51.8, 60.3) | 35 (21, 64) | 149 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | Yes | 58.9 (55.0, 63.1) | 28 (15, 53) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | Yes | 46.0 (43.1, 49.2) | 72 (53, 86) | 193 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Guilford County | Urban | Yes | 44.1 (41.6, 46.7) | 79 (61, 88) | 250 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 30.7 (29.3, 32.1) | 98 (93, 98) | 369 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.3, -2.5) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | Yes | 35.2 (33.6, 36.8) | 93 (88, 97) | 399 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-9.6, -2.7) |
| Hyde County | Rural | *** |
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| Tyrrell County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 12:31 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.